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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety |
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standards in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall establish procedures, including |
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training, for the certification of municipal police officers, |
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sheriffs, [and] deputy sheriffs, constables, and deputy constables |
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to enforce this chapter. |
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(c) A sheriff, [or a] deputy sheriff, constable, or deputy |
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constable of any of the following counties [a county bordering the
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United Mexican States or of a county with a population of 700,000 or
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more] is eligible to apply for certification under this section: |
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(1) a county bordering the United Mexican States; |
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(2) a county with a population of 700,000 or more; |
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(3) a county adjacent to a county with a population of |
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700,000 or more; |
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(4) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that |
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borders the county in which the State Capitol is located; |
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(5) a county that has a population of more than 450,000 |
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and borders a county with a population of more than 3.3 million; or |
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(6) a county with a population of more than 500 and |
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less than 1,000 all or part of which is located within 75 miles of |
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the United Mexican States. |
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(c-1) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or deputy |
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constable of a county with a population of more than 450,000 that |
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borders a county with a population of more than 3.3 million is |
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eligible to apply for certification under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 644.103(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A municipal police officer who is certified under |
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Section 644.101 may stop, enter, or detain on a highway or at a port |
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of entry within the territory of the municipality a motor vehicle |
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that is subject to this chapter. A sheriff, [or] deputy sheriff, |
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constable, or deputy constable who is certified under Section |
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644.101 may stop, enter, or detain on a highway or at a port of entry |
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within the territory of the county a motor vehicle that is subject |
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to this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |